Cowardly, pathetic little men threaten a female politician: lock them up
Read this: The statistics show that from 2003 to 2015 — a period that saw six different premiers — Alberta sheriffs recorded a total of 55 security incidents involving the…
February 2017
Kowtowing Is Not
When Justin Trudeau walks into his meeting with President Trump, Michael Harris writes, he should remember who he’s dealing with. The Donald is a known quantity: Trudeau should remember that…
The Trumping of Canada
Read this: U.S. border guards would get new powers to question, search and even detain Canadian citizens on Canadian soil under a bill proposed by the Liberal government. Legal experts…
Pride Falls.
Torontonians of all stripes and types have always been proud of their Pride Parade. Originating in 1981, the parade has cheerfully acknowledged the growing acceptance of diversity in a polyglot…
Captain Sweatpants and the future of news media #nlpoli
The numbers are so large they take your breath away. In a poll conducted for The Public Policy Forum for its recent report on Canadian news media, eight “out of…
cairo: egyptian museum
We had our last breakfast looking out onto the Giza Plateau, and the massive, ancient, extraordinary pyramids. I loved the Egyptian breakfast, and I loved the scenery. We packed up,…
Captain Sweatpants and the future of news media #nlpoli
The numbers are so large they take your breath away. In a poll conducted for The Public Policy Forum for its recent report on Canadian news media, eight “out of…
Leduc No. 1 and all that: Was February 13, 1947, Alberta’s unluckiest lucky day?
PHOTOS: Dignitaries stand around and have their photos taken at the Leduc No. 1 well near Devon on – if the Internet is to be believed – this day in…
40 candidates now running in Edmonton’s Municipal Elections
There are 246 days until Edmontonians go to the polls to vote for their Mayoral, Councillor and School Board candidates. While it may feel like a long time away, candidates…
Harvard Law School Director Deborah Anker’s Letter To Justin Trudeau Addresses Impact Of Trump’s Executive Orders On Asylum Seekers
Harvard Law School Director Deborah Anker’s letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the impact of Trump’s executive orders on asylum seekers. According to Anker, the orders are “based on…
How to Get Rid of an Autocrat
Donald Trump isn’t the first Western politician to attack the judiciary, muzzle scientists, erode evidence-based decision making by making up alternate facts, disenfranchise voters, create two-tiered citizenship, push a corporate…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – David Suzuki discusses the merits of a four-day work week in improving both working and living conditions: It’s absurd that so many…
What Do Australia and the Arctic Have in Common?
What do they have in common? Well this year Australia, in the height of the southern hemisphere summer, and the Arctic, in the blackout of northern hemisphere winter, are both…
The Return of Stuff Happens, week 6: All Trump, all the time
Has there ever been a leader (or, in this case, a ‘leader’) who has so dominated every minute of every news cycle the way Donald Trump has? In the pre-Trump…
Trump Human Rights Tracker
In reading Penny Collenette’s column, Trump has wakened the sleeping giant of law, this morning, I learned that that particular giant as a watchdog on extreme political authority in a…
Saturday Photo: Valentine Hearts, Maylis de Kerengal, and Donor Pledges
It’s a couple of days early, but here’s a Valentine heart to enjoy, made with a not-too-steady hand in Photoshop. Nice to know that I don’t do much cardiac surgery,…
Saturday Photo: Valentine Hearts, Maylis de Kerengal, and Donnor Pledges
It’s a couple of days early, but here’s a Valentine heart to enjoy, made with a not-too-steady hand in Photoshop. Nice to know that I don’t do much cardiac surgery,…
Donald Trump Goes After The Pets Of America
We know that Donald Trump is a ghastly beast, one who resembles the porky Napoleon in Orwell's Animal Farm. The one who betrays the other animals, like Trump is betraying…
A cri de coeur for Canada’s Conservatives.
For the benefit of M.P. Kelly Leitch and that O’Leary person we should translate: a ‘cri de coeur’ is an impassioned plea from the heart. And that is what this…
A Lament For The World
First he said that he would make America great again.And the naive believed him.Then he said he would create more jobs.And the out of work cheered.Then he said stop the…